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  • It's Black Entertainment (2002)
  • TV Special | 80 min | Documentary, Music
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
TV Special | 80 min | Documentary, Music

Survey of musical performers on film from the 20th century, organized into segments: Dancers, Divas, Rock and Soul, Jazz and Swing, Male Singers, and Hip Hop.
Director
Writer
John Davies (written by)
Producer
Composer
Bill Maxwell (original music by)
Cinematographer
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Updated Feb 8, 2002

Release date
Feb 8, 2002 (United States)

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70 cast members
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Louis Armstrong
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Josephine Baker
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James Brown
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Tisha Campbell
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Nat 'King' Cole
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Self (archive footage) (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs) Self (archive footage) (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs)   See fewer
James Cross
Self (archive footage) (as Stump and Stumpy) Self (archive footage) (as Stump and Stumpy)   See fewer
Dorothy Dandridge
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Sammy Davis Jr.
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Rah Digga
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Dr. Dre
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Billy Eckstine
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Duke Ellington
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Aretha Franklin
Mrs. Murphy (archive footage) Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)   See fewer
Eddie Hartman
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'Crip' Heard
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Jimi Hendrix
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Billie Holiday
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Rubberneck Holmes
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Lena Horne
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Ice-T
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Michael Jackson
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A.J. Johnson
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Louis Jordan
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Camille King
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Eartha Kitt
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Kyme
Rachel Meadows (archive footage) Rachel Meadows (archive footage)   See fewer
LL Cool J
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Velma Middleton
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Harold Nicholas
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The Notorious B.I.G.
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Otis Redding
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Christopher Reid
Self (as Chris 'Kid' Reid) Self (as Chris 'Kid' Reid)   See fewer
Diana Ross
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Bessie Smith
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker
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Tina Turner
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Fats Waller
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Carolyn Franklin
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